SGS UK Management Team

Mrs Pauline Earl
Managing Director, SGS United Kingdom Ltd – from 1st October 2007
Pauline joined SGS in 1995 as an auditor in Belfast and has since held the positions of Client Manager, Certification Manager, Operations Manager and Business Manager for SSC (Systems and Services Certification).  Pauline also spent nearly two years as Business Manager for Northern Ireland which involved being responsible for the following business operations in that region: SSC, OGC (Oil, Gas and Chemicals), AGRI (Agriculture) and Minerals.

Prior to joining SGS, Pauline worked in food manufacturing and food retail and has a BSc (Hons) degree in Food Science from Queens University, Belfast.

Mr Sergey Putintsev
Business Development Manager, Business Manager Government and Institution Services
Sergey is the Business Manager of SGS United Kingdom Limited Government and Institution Services and the New Business Development Manager. He is a member of the SGS United Kingdom Management team, contributing to the strategic development of the company. Prior to the current position Sergey was responsible for overall management of SGS UK Agricultural, Minerals and Industrial Services (including Russia and Iran Departments). Sergey holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and MBA in Marketing Management. He joined SGS in 1998 and from 1999 he and his wife have lived in the United Kingdom.

Mr Michael McGee
Business Manager, Automotive Services
Michael has over 20 years experience in the automotive industry and was a qualified automotive engineer when he joined the SGS group as a member of the start up team for the SGS National Car Testing Service in Ireland in 1999. He served in operational, training and management roles with the SGS group in Ireland before joining SGS United Kingdom in 2003 to implement and manage the TfL Public Carriage Office vehicle inspection contract in London. He subsequently took over operational responsibility for the SGS automotive sector in the United Kingdom.

Mr Jonathan Hall
Business Manager, Consumer Testing Services
Jonathan Hall has worked for SGS since 1992, in both Systems and Services Certification and Consumer Testing Services (CTS) and is currently Business Manager of CTS in the UK. As a member of the global CTS management team, Jonathan has additional responsibility for the worldwide development of services in the healthcare sector. A qualified auditor and trainer, Jonathan has a BSC Econ from the London School of Economics.

Dr Malcolm Cooper
Business Manager, Oil Gas and Chemicals Services
Malcolm has over 20 years of experience in the minerals and energy sector and joined SGS as OGC Business Manager in 2007. He started his career with British Coal Scientific Services and then spent 10 years in the Oil, Gas & Chemicals sector, working with BP at Hull and Grangemouth managing analytical laboratories. He was also Head of the Environment Agency’s National Laboratory Service, responsible for testing environmental samples across England and Wales. More recently he was MD of an environmental consultancy specialising in regulatory compliance. Malcolm is a Chartered Chemist and has a BSc (1st) Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry.

Mr Jim Weaver
Business Manager, Systems and Service Certification
Jim has been with SGS since 1995. Having joined as an auditor Jim has subsequently been Regional Manager, Certification Manager and still holds the position of Global Product Manager for TS 16949. Before joining SGS Jim spent 5 years in management consultancy. Prior to that his career was entirely in the manufacturing/engineering sector, including spells in Quality, Operations and General Management.

Mr Blane Paterson
Business Manager, Agricultural and Minerals Services
Blane has joined SGS in 2004 to lead the UK Agricultural and Minerals Services. Blane has brought with him over 25 years of superintendence experience, more than half of which was at operational management level. He has strong background in the inspection industry over a broad spectrum of commodities, including all grain commodities, minerals, fertilisers, oil, and Government Pre-Shipment Inspection Services.

Mr Mark Dowell
Business Manager Industrial Services
Mark has worked for SGS since 2001. With his background as a Chemist, Mark previously worked for an ICI company in the UK, mainly in commercial management roles. He has worked for various SGS divisions starting in Oil Gas & Chemicals sales. Through further roles within Consumer Testing operations and Service Certification, he is now the business Manager for the diverse Industrial Services business.

Mr David Martland
UK HR Manager
David has been employed by SGS from 2001 as UK HR Manager. A member of the UK’s senior management team, David manages a team of people responsible for delivering HR, training, payroll and pensions services to all SGS businesses and employees in the UK. David and his team are based in our head offices at Ellesmere Port.

Mrs Jane Griffiths
UK Finance Director
Jane Griffiths joined the finance team of SGS UK in 2003 and took over the role of UK Finance Director in January 2007. She began her career in finance with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Manchester where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995. She was an audit manager from 1996-1999 and a senior manager from 1999-2003 looking after a range of audit clients. Jane holds a degree in Chemistry from Cambridge University.

Mrs Catherine Aldag
Manager – UK Legal Services
Catherine Aldag joined SGS United Kingdom Limited in April 2006 in order to provide an in house legal service to the company. She obtained a law degree from Leeds University before completing the Law Society Finals course at the College of Law, Chester. Catherine began her career in law at DWF law firm where she qualified as a solicitor in 1996. She was first Legal Counsel to Princes Limited, a large food importing company, before choosing to obtain further experience in corporate/commercial law in private practice and working in the public sector. She is a member of the SGS United Kingdom Management Team, contributing to the strategic development of the company.